Because we believe that one moment is more or less like the next, we lose touch with the essential urgency of the present, the fact that each passing moment is the one moment for the practice of freedom.

Robert Grudin
About This Quote

This quote by Alan Watts is an excellent reminder that we can’t feel the urgency of time running out without actually experiencing the fact that each passing moment is important. When we live in a state of constant busy-ness, however, it can be hard to remember that each moment is meaningful.

Source: Time And The Art Of Living

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